Yesterday I had what is most likely to be the most intense yet most rewarding moment of my life. While travelling home for lunch as I was coming over Tallebudgera creek bridge when I came across a car that had just plowed into a parked car and then wedged itself down an embankment. Smoke billowing out of the car I made the decision to turn around and see if everything was okay. As I parked my car and jumped out I ran over to the car to see 4 or 5 guys dragging an unconscious man out of his car. This man was as pale as a ghost and was what I would call dead. 4-5 people quickly jumped into action starting CPR on the man while I ran as fast as I could to find a Defib. I ran only 100m to the Tallebudgera tourist park where I abruptly asked for their Defib and that a man was dying out the front. I quickly grabbed the Defib and ran back to this man all while still trying to talk to the ambulance on the phone. We quickly applied the patches on the man and let the Defib do its thing, after shocking him 4 times and 12 minutes of CPR the ambulance finally arrived. It was at this point that they took over and began giving him every drug under the sun o bring him back. At around the 16 minute mark and after 2 more shocks and 4 more minutes of CPR they stopped CPR as he was breathing (assisted) on his own and had a steady heart rate.

Today I got the new that Darren had survived and was doing great. I ended up going to see him at the hospital to see how he was doing. He was a trooper and said that he is a fighter and he has always been a fighter, that nothing could take him down like that. Unfortunately for Darren his car is uninsured because he’s “going through a bit of a rough stage”. But nonetheless he said he doesn’t care about the money and that he is so thankful that we helped bring him back. Please to everyone out there hug your loved ones you never know what is around the corner. For Darren there were no signs, nothing, just waking up in an ambulance being told he was in a really bad way and very lucky to be alive.

To group of guys who dragged him out of the car, the 2 girls from the Talle Recreation centre and 2 other guys who gave CPR all taking it in turns, while others checked for a pulse you guys did amazing and without you this man would not be standing here. I speak on behalf of Darren and he can’t thankyou enough of giving him a new lease on life.